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Thanks to James for contributing this article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair A new study in  Nature  (April 2020) casts a disturbing light on the prospects of abrupt ecosystem collapse. The report analyzes the probabilities of collapsing ecosystems en masse, and not simply the loss of individual species. (Source: Trisos, C.H. et al, The Projected Timing of Abrupt Ecological Disruption From Climate Change,  Nature , April 8, 2020) The paper states that a high percentage of species will be exposed to harmful climate conditions at about the same time, potentially leading to sudden and catastrophic die-offs of biodiversity. If high greenhouse gas emissions remain in place, abrupt events are forecast to begin before 2030 in tropical oceans and spread to tropical forests and temperate regions over time. Without doubt, no nation is prepared for the consequences of collapsing ecosystems nor are they doing anything to avert it. Yet, it is...

We have been given a very clear narrative about the declared coronavirus pandemic. The UK State has passed legislation, in the form of the Coronavirus Act, to compel people to  self isolate  and practice  social distancing  in order to delay the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (SC2). We are told this  “lockdown” , a common prison term, is essential. We are also told that SC2 has been clearly identified to be the virus which causes the COVID 19 syndrome. Necessary? Lawful? At  the time of writing  SC2 is said to have infected 60,733 people with 7,097 people supposedly dying of COVID 19 in the UK. This case fatality ration (CFR) of 11.7% is seemingly  one of the worst  in the world. Furthermore, with just 135 people recovered, the recovery rate in the UK is inexplicably low. Some reading this may baulk at use of words like  “seemingly”  and  “alleged”  in reference to these statistics. The mainstream media (MSM) have been lea...

Sanders tells supporters: It is “irresponsible” not to campaign for Biden By Joseph Kishore—SEP candidate for US president 17 April 2020 In the days after formally ending his campaign and endorsing Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has intensified his efforts to dragoon his supporters into backing the right-wing standard bearer of the Democratic Party establishment. In an interview with the Associated Press published on Tuesday, Sanders slandered as “irresponsible” any of his supporters who do not campaign for Biden. “Do we be as active as we can in electing Joe Biden and doing everything we can to move Joe and his campaign in a more progressive direction?” he asked. “Or do we choose to sit out and allow the most dangerous president in modern American history to get reelected?” There is widespread anger and opposition among workers and youth to Sanders’ craven capitulation to Biden in a  livestreamed event on Monday. Sanders’ response is to declare: “I believe that...

In the past month, during which the coronavirus started washing up on our shores, the U.S. has changed in tremendous and abrupt ways. Unemployment offices have been besieged with new filings in recent weeks, and the economy is contracting after essentially being suspended in a deep freeze, with supply shortages in hospitals, grocery stores, and online marketplaces eerily reminiscent of wartime woes. Suffice to say, we’re in the thick of things. We’re in the belly of the whale. We’re in the middle (though perhaps that’s an optimistic prediction) of the dark tunnel. American life, presently, is weird and uprooted. When it comes to the question of life post-virus the hitch is that no one knows precisely how long this crisis period will last and how they, and the rest of their fellow citizens, will emerge when the dust settles. Government has had to restrict its length of vision to immediate concerns and thus, will know ...